Umbrella for children s carriages



(No Model.)

O. D. FOSTER.

UMBRELLA FOB CHILDREN'S GARRIAGES.

No. 288,703. Patented Nov. 20 1883.

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WITNESSES:

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES D. FOSTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA FOR CHILDRENS CARRiAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,703, dated November 20, 1883 Application filed July 14,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. FosrER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Umbrellas or Parasols for Childrens Carriages, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in vertical section, of an umbrella or parasol embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a portion of Fig. 1 enlarged, the umbrella being open. Fig. 3 is aview of the same closed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists of an umbrella or parasol for a child s carriage, formed with means, substantially as hereinafter described, whereby it may be easily attached to the supporting-arm, is firmly connected therewith, and may be readily removed therefrom.

It also consists of the construction of an umbrella or parasol with a short stick, and a runner which is constantly engaged with the stick, so that the difficulty of guiding the runner on said short stick in opening the umbrella or parasol is avoided.

Referring to'the drawings, A represents the frame of an umbrella, of which Bare the ribs, 0 the stretchers, and D the runner.

E represents the stick, which is ashort piece, and terminates just below the fasteningcatch of the runner, or adjacent to the lower ends of the stretchers when the same are open, so that it is prevented from striking the occupant of the carriage.

Heretofore the construction of the runner has been such that wh en the umbrella is closed said runner leaves the stick, so that when the umbrella is to be opened considerable difficulty is experienced in refitting the runner on the stick. This is obviated by my construction of the runner, the same consisting in extending or elongating the runner at its upper end, so that it remains constantly on the stick, espeeially when closed, (see Fig. 3,) whereby it requires no manipulation to cause the short stick to enter the same. Furthermore, short stretchers are employed, thus strengthening the same and reducing. the expense thereof,

the runner, which limits the length of the runner.

To the portion of the stick or ferrule above the frame A is secured a spring-catch, F, for holding a removable sleeve, G, by means of which the supporting-arm H of the umbrella is connected with the stick, and the umbrella thereby sustained. The eye or boss of the arm H and the stick are fitted together, and the sleeve G is placed on the stick over said arm and engaged by the catch F, whereby the sleeve and arm are held connected. with the stick, and the umbrella is thereby firmly and securely sustained in position, it being seen that the umbrella is permitted to roll with much freedom on the eye or boss of the arm, thus maintaining the proper position on the carriage regardless of the irregular motions of the latter. By forcing in the spring-catch the sleeve may be removed and the umbrella and arm disconnected, it being seen that the operations of connecting and disconnecting the umbrella and arm may be accomplished with ease and rapidity. The sleeve provides auniform support or means of dependence of the umbrella from the arm, and may be of the form of a hollow sphere, cone, or cylinder.

When the spherical form of the sleeve is employed, the catch may be concealed therein, as shown in Fig. 3, and the rounded form of the same readily causes the catch to be overcome when power is applied to said sleeve.

When the conical or cylindrical form of the sleeve is employed, the bottom of the same may be flaring to permit the rolling of the umbrella thereon, the catch entering a slot in the sleeve or engaging with the top edge thereof, as desired,or entering a swell or bulge in the sleeve, so as to be concealed, similar to that occasioned by the use of the sleeve of spherical form.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An umbrella or parasol stick having in its top or ferrule part a fastening-catch,in combination with a sleeve removably fitted to the stick below said catch, and a supporting-arm, said sleeve resting freely onthe eye of said arm and rolling thereon, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' 2. An umbrella or parasol formed with a the stretchers when the same are open, and 10 short stick terminating near the lower end of an upwardly-elongated runner having short the stretcher when open, and a runner which stretchers pivoted to its lower end, substanis elongated in an upward direction, whereby tially as and for the purpose set forth. it remains on the stick when the umbrella or 5 parasol is closed, substantially as and for the CHAS FOSTER purpose set forth. Witnesses:

3. An umbrella or parasol formed with a JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM,

stick terminating adjacent to thelower ends of l A. P. GRANT. 

